Whose Fault Was It That Your Two Sons Turned Out So Useless?

Zhao Lili sighed and said pitifully:

"I think this is unacceptable, and the court officials would not agree to it either."

Actually, I think it would be better to make the Empress's child the Crown Prince, since it would be more legitimate.

The Emperor of Great Qi held Zhao Lili's hand and said, "Lili, I feel that you are truly good to me. You have never valued my power or my status."

Zhao Lili turned around and pouted.

So what exactly is it that she's interested in?

Could it be that he has an old man's smell?

Zhao Lili is indeed young and beautiful; the key point is that she is only in her early twenties this year, while the Emperor of Great Qi is already close to 50.

To call it true love? Don't be ridiculous.

One night, Zhao Lili charmed the Emperor of Great Qi to the point of ecstasy.

The next day, looking at the two mineral vein maps, she exclaimed, "Freshly printed mineral vein maps! Two iron ore deposits, and much larger than mine! They smell amazing!"

The ginkgo tree outside nodded and said, "Yes, it really smells good."

"I'm afraid Wanwan has already received the news!"

"The main force is probably already on its way, and they can make their move tonight."

It would normally take Zhao Lili's main force two days to get there.

But once they get there, they can start tonight.

By the time the main force arrived, their men had already taken all the iron ore.

Zhou Wanwan was very happy to receive the news:

"Well done! We're going to get two more iron mines. We have too much iron ore; we don't have anywhere to put it."

We need to dig more underground palaces.

"They're already digging; this underground palace is even bigger than the last one."

"But we're also thinking, we should only dig two underground palaces. If we dig any more, we're afraid we won't have enough energy to keep up," the Old Scholar Tree said.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Energy is finite, and this is probably my limit."

The underground palace consumes too much energy.

Zhou Wanwan needs to store a lot of energy into the jade every day, and then place the jade in the underground palace.

She now lives on ginseng root every day.

Zhou Wanwan drank some ginseng soup. "Let's go back to Great Qi! Today should be the day the results are released, I have to go back and see!"

They returned very quickly.

As soon as Zhou Wanwan entered the Cui Family, she heard Old Madam Cui scolding, "That Cui Wenyuan just finished his exams and he's disappeared! Did he run away?"

Old Master Cui said calmly, "He's gone abroad to study; he'll be back in a while."

"Haha! Yeah! Now that we have money, we can go wherever we want."

Old Master Cui said, "You don't need to be sarcastic. From now on, his affairs are none of your business."

"I am his mother, how can it be unrelated?"

Old Master Cui sneered:

"Mother? Is there any mother who would betray her own son?"

He may not be your biological son, but he is still a child of the Cui Family.

What's the difference between you cheating him and cheating me? Besides, he's taking the imperial examination this year."

Old Madam Cui laughed heartily:

"He wasn't the only one taking the imperial examinations; dozens of people in our family took them!"

Someone must have passed the preliminary examination this time, and they'll have to take the provincial examination in a few days!

Old Master Cui snorted coldly and said:

What kind of people are in your family?

Don't you know that yourself? Besides, many people missed the exam that day.

Old Madam Cui said with a smug look on her face:

"So what? Does our family not even produce one scholar who passes the imperial examination?"

As for Cui Wenyuan, someone like him will never pass the exam in his entire life.

A commotion was heard coming from the front hall; Cui Wenyuan had returned.

As soon as he arrived home, he saw many young masters standing at the door waiting for him.

These young masters mocked:

"Cui Wenyuan, you've finally decided to come back!"

Are you afraid you won't pass the preliminary examination, so you went outside?"

"He's a complete waste of space, he definitely won't win this time. I just wonder what place we'll get."

"I think I'm a shoo-in for the top three."

Zhou Wanwan walked in, and Sun Tai looked at her and said, "Isn't this the person who's bringing the money?"

Zhou Wanwan grinned and asked, "Are your money exchange and security escort agency ready?"

Sun Tai chuckled and said, "You really think you can win? A six-year-old scholar? Unheard of, okay?"

Zhou Wanwan pouted and said, "We'll see!"

"No need to wait and see, I already checked, there's no such name as Zhou Wanwan."

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums was heard outside, and a group of people rushed to the door.

The lead announcer shouted, "Congratulations Scholar Han! You have passed the provincial examination and are now a student!"

He held a bright red report of victory in his hands, followed by people playing gongs and suonas. All the neighbors gathered around him.

The family hurriedly took out their lucky money to reward the reporter.

Old Master Cui looked in the direction of the next room and said, "Oh, the Han Family has passed the imperial examination?"

The old man from next door Han Family, laughed heartily, "I never expected this! My grandson is truly promising; he passed the imperial examination!"

Old Master Cui's lips twitched as he said, "Congratulations, congratulations."

Old Master Han waved his hand and said, "He's just a student who passed the preliminary exam. My son is still aiming for the county-level exam! It's still a great honor for the family."

Old Master Cui returned home and looked at his two sons with mixed feelings, saying, "Can't you two just try harder? It's one thing if you can't pass the exam, but you can't even give birth to a grandson."

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "It's really pitiful that neither of them can have children."

Eldest Master Cui glared at Zhou Wanwan and said, "What did you say?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him innocently and said, "Did I say something wrong? I'm telling the truth! Neither Eldest Master Cui nor Second Master Cui can have children."

The old master of the Cui Family was dumbfounded, while the Old Madam Cui was so angry that she burst into a tirade:

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Say that again, or I'll tear your mouth apart!

Zhou Wanwan shrugged and said, "Fine, I'll pretend I misspoke, okay?"

Old Master Cui, his face dark, immediately summoned the family physician and said, "Give them a thorough examination and see if there's anything wrong with their health."

The physician examined them for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "Reporting to Your Excellency, they are in excellent health."

Eldest Master Cui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Did you hear that? You little liar, you just want to scam money."

Second Master Cui also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then the physician continued, "It's a difficult situation with children; I'm afraid he'll never have any in this lifetime."

"Boom..." The two of them were struck dumb.

Madam Cui was standing nearby, was also stunned:

"How could this happen? I've been seeking medical help and medicine, and I always thought it was my problem."

She even arranged for her husband to take two concubines, but it turned out that it had nothing to do with me at all.

Old Master Cui looked at Cui Wenyuan beside him and said, "Take his pulse and see what it's like."

The physician took her pulse and said, "Her pulse is steady, but her constitution is poor and she is very weak. However, this will not affect her ability to have children."

Old Master Cui breathed a sigh of relief, while Old Madam Cui slumped into a chair and exclaimed, "Impossible! What have I been working so hard for all these years?"

Old Master Cui said calmly, "From now on, everything in our family will be decided by Cui Wenyuan. Our Cui Family cannot be broken."

Old Madam Cui trembled with rage. "Why? I disagree! He's just an illegitimate son, what right does he have to inherit the Cui Family?"

Old Master Cui said coldly, "Who told you to have two such useless sons!"

Old Madam Cui that she silently shed tears when she saw someone bringing good news walk in, banging gongs and drums.

The messenger, beaming, said, "Congratulations, Old Master Cui! Your young master, Cui Wenyuan, has passed the imperial examination."

Old Master Cui stared blankly at the official, unable to believe his ears. "What did you say? Wenyuan passed?"

Old Madam Cui's face turned pale instantly. "How could he have won? With his abilities?"

The official laughed and said, "Yes! Congratulations!"

Old Master Cui shouted, "Quickly, quickly, get the red envelope! Give me a generous reward!"

The official was grinning from ear to ear; this lucrative job had finally come his way.

They waited for a long time, but none of the others passed the exam, and the young masters of the Cui Family all looked very unhappy.

Old Madam Cui's sisters-in-law said coldly:

"Wasn't it said that the doctor the Cui Family hired was very skilled?"

Didn't you say you paid a high price to hire them?

Why are the children raised like this?